{"product_id":"musical-motives-a-theory-and-method-for-analyzing-shape-in-music-9780197526026","title":"Musical Motives: A Theory and Method for Analyzing Shape in Music","description":"All music fans harbor in their memories vivid fragments of their favorite works. The starting guitar solo of \"Satisfaction\" by the Rolling Stones, the da-da-da-DUM gesture that opens Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the lush swelling chords of a beloved movie soundtrack: hearing the briefest snippet of any of these is enough to transport listeners into the piece's sonic and emotional world. But what makes musical motives so powerful? In \u003cem\u003eMusical Motives\u003c\/em\u003e, author Brent Auerbach looks at the ways that motives -- the small-scale pitch and rhythm shapes that are ever-present in music -- unify musical compositions and shape our experiences of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMotives serve both to communicate basic musical meaning and to tie together sound space like the motifs in visual art. They present in all genres from classical and popular to jazz and world music, making them ideally suited for analysis. \u003cem\u003eMusical Motives\u003c\/em\u003e opens with a general introduction to these fundamental building blocks, then lays out a comprehensive theory and method to account for music's structure and drama in motivic terms. Aimed at both amateur and expert audiences, the book offers a tiered approach that progresses from Basic to Complex Motivic Analysis. The methods are illustrated by small- and large-scale analyses of pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Chaminade, Verdi, Radiohead, and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrent Auerbach, \u003cem\u003eAssociate Professor of Music Theory, University of Massachusetts Amherst\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrent Auerbach\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research focuses on formalizing the concept of the musical motive and extending its applications for analysis. Other research interests include the music of Brahms, the aesthetics of Baroque composition and counterpoint, harmonic sequences, and music theory pedagogy. Dr. Auerbach has published articles in \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Music Theory, Music Theory Online, Theory and Practice, Intégral\u003c\/em\u003e, and in \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy\u003c\/em\u003e, ed. by Leigh VanHandel (2020).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50441006973202,"sku":"9780197526026","price":141.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eecc7f21-703a-4b7c-88e7-904491746e29.jpg?v=1729663466","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/musical-motives-a-theory-and-method-for-analyzing-shape-in-music-9780197526026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}